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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Use This Food Instead of That Food

There are tons of recipes that we all love from our childhood,
holidays, etc., when the intentions of the cook most likely were not to make it
an especially healthy dish, but a super tasty one. We might not make these often because of
their indulgent nature, but what if we could make them healthier without
sacrificing taste?

Now you can have your cake and eat it too with these simple
whole food substitutions. Our indulgent dishes will go
from high calorie, high fat, belt busters to lower calorie, lower fat and lower carb delicious eats that fill you up with more nutrients.

Dish

Use This…

Instead of …

Benefits

Creamy

Soups

Potato, squash, cashews and veggie broth blended or avocado puree

Cream

Healthier fats

Lower calorie

Nutrient dense

Chocolate Desserts

Mashed avocado with cacao powder for a pudding consistency you can
also use banana, greek yogurt or nut butter

Butter

Healthier fats

Lower calorie

Burgers

Bison meat, turkey

Ground beef

Healthier fats

Lower calorie

Brownies

Black beans, coconut flour

Refined white and wheat flour

Lower carb

Higher protein

Potato

Salads

Low fat greek yogurt

Mayonnaise

Lower fat

Higher protein

Chili

Quinoa or just beans

White rice

Lower carb

Higher protein

Pasta

Spaghetti squash, zucchini noodles or sweet potato. Use a spiralizer
tool to make spaghetti out of veggies.

White/wheat pasta

Lower carb

Lower calorie

Nutrient dense

Pancakes

Oatmeal and egg whites (combine and make a batter. Add fruit compote
to sweeten on top)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place parchment paper in a 8×8″ baking pan. This will be your security blanket to make sure the brownies don't stick to the pan!!.Place all the ingredients except chocolate chips and walnuts in a food processor or blender and pulse thoroughly until smooth and well combined..Pour batter in the baking dish. Top with nuts and chocolate chips. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is dry and edges begin to pull away from the baking dish. Cool completely before cutting.

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